Friday, July 29, 2016

Being that it's the last week of July, I decided to think "Christmas" to go along with the saying "Christmas in July!"Have you started your Christmas cards? GI has a ton of adorable Christmas stamps to choose from!!I really like this gift packaging I created:I used the adorable Snowman Fun (H188)stamp for my main image! As well as the Snowflake Swirl Background (J105)!!

Monday, July 25, 2016

Good morning! It's the last week of the month so I, and the rest of the Designers, are doing a bit of time-travel. Each of us will be sharing one of our favorite projects that feature Great Impressions Stamps.

Today's A1 Note Card features the lovely Ocean Dreams (F366) and On My Mind Sentiment (D498). Copic Markers were used to color Ocean Dreams with a bit of distress ink for the sky, and your panel is complete. I chose bright cheerful colors for the background.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

I recently needed to make a dozen thank you cards. I wanted a design I could mass produce that would still look like some time had been put into them.As usual, I reached for Great Impressions Stamps. I used H251 - Tall Tulips and some distress inks to create these cards:

I used distress markers directly on the H251 - Tall Tulips rubber stamp. After huffing a bit of moisture on it, I stamped it on the white paper.A strip of designer paper and a couple of dies finish off the card. Great Impressions Stamps has an Anything Goes Challenge going on all month. Come join the fun here!

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

I love images that combine an image with a sentiment. Makes a cute card easy to make! This one is called (G533) Owlloand I colored it with Copic markers. Some patterned papers and sequins and a couple of hand cut banners finish it.

Monday, July 18, 2016

The Good Friends Sentiment was stamped on Watercolor Paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink which I colored my Marvey Markers, pallet, water and paintbrush. Once done, the panel was cut out with a pierced rectangular die. I also used the die on some red and green scraps. All of the panels where crisscrossed and layered on white cardstock. I added black rhinestones to each corner, and then created faux piercing in between the rhinestones.

Monday, July 11, 2016

I love roses, and couldn't resist creating a card that features the beautiful Rose Trio. I stamped the Rose Trio twice on Watercolor Paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink, then colored the roses with my Marvey Markers, pallet, water and paintbrush. I then added the Being You Sentiment and applied color around the sentiment and roses with distress ink, with the final step I added dots around the flowers, and added my panel to a cream card.

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Today I have a card for you that goes along with the challenge over on the Mod Squad blog. The theme is Lazy Summer Days.

The fun image is called (F549) Hot Air Balloonthe sentiment is (G483) Tags. I colored the image with Copics and trimmed out the sentiment. I dry embossed the background and added some dots around the frame for interest.

These Beachy Penguins are so adorable I couldn't resist playing with them. I stamped the penguins a couple of times on white cardstock and DP to do a little paper-piecing. The rest was colored with Copic Markers, and Distress Ink was used to create the sky and color in the sand. Circle Nestabilities dies were used to frame the main image of the penguins prior to paper-piecing. Next I popped the cut-out panel onto my background with 3D Foam Tape.

After adding the State of Mind Sentiment on the bottom I created the sandy texture with Distress Ink and a dauber. The final step was to add 3D Crystal Lacquer to the glasses.

That is not all! The Winner of the July Challenge will be invited to join Great Impressions Design Team as a Guest Designer for 1-month in the near future. More details will be provided to the Winner at that time.

If you don't have a blog, you may post your entry in the gallery at Splitcoaststampers using the keyword GISMC in the Title, and then link it up below so we can find your project. This way we can also leave you a little love. If you don't have a Blog or Splitcoaststampers Gallery, please email Ruza at greatimpressionsstamps@gmail.com with the Subject line "GI Monthly Challenge Entry", and she will enter it for you.

As a bonus entry, if you use our stamps leave a comment on this post

to let us know. You will have double the chance of winning

this months Prize that is being offered.Our Challenge Rules have Changed. You may link up a Maximum of 1-project per month.